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Steve Lackmeyer | Add a commentA lot of people enjoy a good steak. But nobody enjoys watching the butchering of the steer.It’s difficult to recall...
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Experts encourage unemployed to know type of job they want
Yesterday
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Job seekers should craft resumes that are targeted to the position sought and contain the best possible representation of credentials and accomplishments, experts say. "First thing some people...
Oklahoma Business Almanac
Yesterday
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SEMINARS Tuesday →Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City and Tinker Federal Credit Union present "Building a Better Budget, Part I,” 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., 3900 N Martin Luther King...
Oklahoma Business People
Yesterday
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→Creative Oklahoma names Lydia Miller marking manager. She will be responsible for developing an integrated marketing plan for the company, as well as providing brand management. Miller...
Oklahoma City to host Aerospace Summit
Yesterday
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Oklahoma’s premier annual aerospace convention, the ninth annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo, will be held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City from June 1 through June 4,...
Progress may be ugly in downtown Oklahoma City, but consider the results
Tue, Feb 16, 2010
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A lot of people enjoy a good steak. But nobody enjoys watching the butchering of the steer. It’s difficult to recall another expression that so thoroughly explained the challenges facing city...
Oklahoma Business People
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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→ Integris Baptist Medical Center names Dr. Robert Gunderson orthopedist. He is board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Osteopathic Surgery. Dr. Gunderson completed his...
Oklahoma Executive Q&A; with Bruce Lawrence: Integris executive has ties to history
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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Bruce Lawrence’s Oklahoma City relatives have told him how T.B. Lackey, longtime head of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and his late great-uncle, used to sit on the hill on which...
Oklahoma Briefs: More workers eligible for aid
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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More workers eligible for aid Former employees at Rupert Dental Lab in Oklahoma City have been ruled eligible for the Trade Readjustment Assistance program by the U.S. Department of Labor. TRA...
Ideal Homes provides house in 106 hours
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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SLAUGHTERVILLE — For all the hugs and tears, cheerleaders, the stretch limo and the gimmicky but fun Hollywood stunts, what Ideal Homes did for the Skaggs family was build a house. In 106...
About Space: Group gives $350,000 to OBI plans
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
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Group gives $350,000 to OBI plans The Mary K. Chapman Foundation of Tulsa has donated $350,000 toward the Oklahoma Blood Institute’s new 47,000-square-foot facility under construction at NE 8...
Eatery’s fresh design gives view of innovation
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
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Those of you who have a passion for design will understand exactly where I’m coming from when I say that everywhere I go — from my doctor’s office to a theater or a restaurant...
Glen Eagles Estates home offers luxurious amenities
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
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The Listing of the Week is a two-story, lakefront Dallas-style house in the Glen Eagles Estates addition in northwest Oklahoma City. The 3,437-square-foot house has four bedrooms, 3 ½ baths,...
Tax credit pushes company to quarterly profit
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Buoyed by the federal tax credit offered to first-time homebuyers last year, Fort Worth-based home builder D.R. Horton reported its first quarterly profit since 2007....
Oklahoma City Midtown neighborhood enters time of Renaissance
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
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For the past two years Bob Howard and Mickey Clagg have stayed quiet about their plans for MidTown Renaissance — an ambitious neighborhood-wide makeover started by their former partner Greg...
Oklahoma City considers rules on drive-throughs
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
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McDonald’s may end up being the only fast-food restaurant with a drive-through window in Bricktown as the city considers an ordinance that would ban further such operations in the historic...
BancFirst settles dispute
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Oklahoma City-based BancFirst has agreed to donate $250,000 to 15 educational foundations to settle a dispute over whether the bank was negligent in allowing money allegedly embezzled from the...
Oklahoma City addresses confusion over timing of downtown projects
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
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Oklahoma City officials have spent the past few months trying to prepare downtown workers for what is expected to be the worst traffic nightmare in decades with most streets to be torn up and...
Oklahoma briefs: Census seeks 5,000 workers
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
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Census seeks 5,000 workers With National Census Day less than two months away, U.S. Census Bureau officials will hire approximately 5,000 temporary workers in Oklahoma, who can earn from $10 per...
Oklahoma City Council will consider steps to acquire land
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
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The Oklahoma City Council today will consider declaring the area known as "Core to Shore” just south of downtown blighted as a precursor to using eminent domain to acquire some...
Future appears bright for investment in city
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
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Go back. Go way back to 1993. That’s when a hopeful Mayor Ron Norick predicted that a $234 million MAPS program would spark $140 million in private investment. Norick fell short on both...
J.C. Penney upgrades two stores in Oklahoma City metro area
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
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Two Oklahoma City J.C. Penney stores are undergoing a multimillion dollar face-lift, which will include adding a Sephora boutique. Stores at Quail Springs Mall and Penn Square Mall began remodeling...
Employment tax compliance forces IRS business audits
Sat, Feb 6, 2010
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Companies that misclassify workers as independent contractors instead of actual employees could face scrutiny and penalties in IRS audits that begin this month, industry observers say. The Internal...
Oklahoma Eagle & Beagle
Sat, Feb 6, 2010
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EagleIt was a repeat for this week’s best-performing state-based stock. Southwest Bancorp, the parent of Stillwater National Bank and Trust Co., posted the top returns for the second straight...
Oklahoma Business People
Sat, Feb 6, 2010
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→Oklahoma Health Care Work force Center names Jim Durbin executive director. He will work to establish and position the center to deal with current and future health care workforce needs in...
Made in Oklahoma: Lucky Lure Tackle
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
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ABOUT →Owner: David Hughes. →Address: 9427 N May Ave. →Opened: November 2009. →Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m....
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